The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-10-10
ONE ROMANCE OF VASSAR,
A PROFESSOR ABOUT TO WED Il RICH
HOLYOKE MANUFACTURER.
Il 10 Said to be q Ronanes Of Both their
Youths, whose Climax Has Been Reach
ed Throush his Girls Bessg sent to vassnr.

Il 10 Said to be Romsaes Of Both their
Youths, whose Climax Has Been Reach
ed Through his Girls Beiss sent to vassar.
Tho engagement is announced OF Miss
Priscilla II. Braislin, Professor OF Mathematics
at vassar College. to Mr.. Timothy Merrick OF
Holyoke Mass. And about this engagement
an interesting story is told. Part OF 1t has long
been an unwrltten college tradition.
Miss Braislin was one Of Vassar's pillars. OF
all the teachers present ut tho June COM
menoement this year there were only two who
had been continuously in the college since Its
foundation In 1866. One was Prof Maria
Mitchell. whom everybody knows. and the
other Prof. Braislin. There have been Presi-
dents and Presidents, and teachers and teach
ers at the college. but these two women were
what the girls sometimes called perfect FIX
lures" Prof. Braislin would be remembered
by any one who ever had the pleasure OF see
ing her. One could not easily forget her very
fair and fresh complexion. her bright, blue.
sympathetic eyes, and her remarkable hair, so
full. 80 wavy. and almost white. She is some
what above the medium height not thin nor
oldish- looking, and yet little motherly with
all, and peculiarly graceful In carriage. But 1t
is In conversation ono sees her at her bost. As
she speaks her face lights up 80 that at times
she appears really handsome. She was ia
vorite with all. from the Oldest trustee to
tho latest student. When any Of the
alumnB came back to visit their old haunts at
Poughkeepsie one Of tho first things they
would do was to call upon her. She was the
psrsoniflcation Of Alma Mater.
But she Is going to be married. One OF the
many traditions given to the girls in their
freshman year has been about Miss Braislin
and q love affair. The story was that when she
went to Poughkeepsie to be the first assistant
in the chemical and physical laboratory she
either was then. or had been, engaged to DO
married But and Ps her we'd e
her betrothed mot some one else IN time I and
plunged vigorously Into her duties and In 1875
@aa Vasssr sSs
faculty professors and the mere teachers. The
former have votes about college matters and
only three women who had voice and vote at
faculty meetings. She made her course OF
study as nearly perfect IS any one could. Her
profession. And the way she Interested the
MARI marve ii usI as they themselves put Il:
She was one Of the few Vassar, instructors
who did moi. strike terror to the heart Of the
being thus scared stlff," as the young women
S s1a tias % pro
asy asT
81 as pig hs
vous oil the homesick girls, and there are some
pretty good cases OF h tI at vassar at
terest in her a as member Of the collsgo fam
" and was relieved that one among 800
sanss ps wsn sn0Y By 81
PAL but intimate as their relations, with her be-
e
dsys Mss Bsr snews and calls one b
sS Whi!e P1ei ysraIslin was thus winning
the affections Of class after class and was
isssor 4 shs sadns
college. there came TO the institution two rich
s5 sn hss
whose fatSorNss sradition hath i twas so Miss
e.. sHss R
graduated their mother died, After tho sisters
drawn close 70 the loyable teacher OF math-
sonsnT 81 sss Srs g mE
this history just as happy as 1t should be and
taking these events to q proper climax. the
Himself and his fortune and the mothsrhood q
The Vsssar students don't know whether the
However. she decided to accept Mr.. Merrick,
and when she bade good bye to the college
sitsrnoen she she SPOKE her Valedicto,y though
No s heard the S until the eoase
tongues In corridors, classrooms, and parlors.
It reminded them. the girls said, Of tho way In
aGh Mss san han on
M Mass s recsRy fe ioys Vie tSe
wssa In hS
then married the teacher.
TImothy Me1TISa, The man Miss Brsislin will
manIfaSSatu.eFgs tn Hol,oke ae = q, ab9Ht 60
Is ne e.
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s ds the MeFreE thread m and yoSns
daughter, Miss Tina, one OF tho Vassar girls, Is
an attractive young woman, and she has had
the death OF. the last Mrs. Merrick.
The second daughter. Miss Susie. has
been . out Of health !, for some years.
climates. The Merricks have always been
prominent In all good works. Mr.. Merrick
occupies q beautiful residence at ElmWood,
attractively situated. commanding q fine view
of the surrounding country. He Is q shrewd,
pushing business, man. who has attained his
through his own efforts. He Is kind. consid-
crate employer. adevoted father. and stanch
friend. he Is progressive. and very aggressive
in his views. and Is firm believer In the cause
OF temperance. He Is O Republican of the most
pronounced type.
It Is understood that the wedding will take
place this fall.
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